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Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company
Envelope with return address for Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Incorporated, 824 State Street, Bowling Green 14 x 8 cm.
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Mrs. A. H .Taylor, Bowling Green, Ky. [records]
Documents received by Mrs. Lattie Robertson Coombs (1870-1958) from the dressmaking company of Mrs. A. H. Taylor, Bowling Green, Ky. Includes blank order form, a detailed invoice for making a dress [with cost of a suit added] dated May 4, 1893, a detailed invoice for making a suit, an organdy dress, and alteration of a dress dated Nov. 21, 1896, and Mrs. A. H. Taylor's receipt for $31.96 dated Dec. 14, 1904. Note: Business address in 1893 is ...
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Papers (Beckwith, Louise (Taylor), 1882-1959 (SC 200)) - Beckwith, Louise (Taylor), 1882-1959
Letter, 10 September 1941, from Louise Beckwith, Pasadena, California, to Camilla Gerard, Bowlilng Green, Kentucky, relating information about Beckwith's mother, Carrie (Burnam) Taylor, who had a well-known dress-making establishment in Bowling Green from 1878 until her death in 1917. Also includes copy of a 1914 newspaper article about Mrs. Taylor and her business.
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Crepon is the leading wear of the season
Notice from Mrs. A. H. Taylor of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Bowling Green, Ky. regarding the fabric crepon and the importance of adding a black suit to any lady's wardrobe. 8.5 x 15 cm.
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Order Blank for Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company
Order / Measure blank for Mrs. A. H. [Carrie Burnam] Taylor Dressmaking Company with fill-in spaces for age, heigh, complexion, color of eyes, color of hair, size of glove, size of shoe, and size and alteration measurements, skirt lengths, collar, arm hole, etc. NOTICE included that half payment is required upon order, and state fact if in deep or half mourning, with prices for extra sized garments. 27 x 13 cm.
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Records (Taylor, Carrie Burnam, 1855-1917) - Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917
Pattern pieces for articles of women's clothing, primarily jackets or shirtwaists, used in Taylor's Bowling Green, Kentucky dressmaking business. The pieces are made of paper and in some cases carry pencilled notations of names, presumably of the client(s) for whom the garment was being made.
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Papers (Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917) - Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917
Postcard advertising the spring opening, 10 February 1915, of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky, inviting patrons to inspect fabrics and designs and offering samples by mail.
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Papers (Centers, Janice Faye Walker) - Centers, Janice Faye Walker
"A Kentucky Dressmaker, Mrs. A. H. (Carrie) Taylor: An Examination of Her Role in Fashion at the Turn of the Century," M.S. thesis submitted by Janice Faye Walker Centers to WKU Department of Home Economics and Family Living. Includes typescripts of correspondence with descendants of Taylor and her customers.
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Records (Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917) - Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917
Minute book of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Bowling Green. Includes some financial information and related correspondence.
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Papers (Jureka, Theresa L.) - Jureka, Theresa L.
"Women and Work at the Turn of the Century: The Mrs. A. H. Taylor Dressmaking Company," M.A. thesis submitted by Theresa L. Jureka ot WKU Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies.
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Mrs. A. H. Taylor Mail Order Department [envelope]
Envelope with return address which reads: MAIL ORDER DEPARTRMENT [sic] MRS. A. H. TAYLOR 824-826 State Street, BOWLING GREEN, KY. AFTER 10 DAYS RETURN TO 10.9 x 17.8 cm.
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Records (Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917) - Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917
Payroll book of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, a Bowling Green dressmaking firm, listing names of employees, number of days worked per week, and pay rates. Includes a 1992 letter advising of the death of the donor of the book.
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